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<t><p class="indent1">I cry<MH2199> out<MH2199> to You, “Violence<MH2555>!” <t><p class="indent1">Yet You do not save<MH3467>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/habakkuk/1-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>Why<MH4100> do You make<MH7200> me see<MH7200> disaster<MH205>, <t><p class="indent1">And make <i>me</i> look<MH5027> at destitution<MH5999>? <t><p class="indent1">Yes, devastation<MH7701> and violence<MH2555> are before<MH5048> me; <t><p class="indent1">Strife<MH7379> exists<MH1961> and contention<MH4066> arises<MH5375>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/habakkuk/1-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>Therefore<MH5921, 3651> the Law<MH8451> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[a]</a></span>is ignored<MH6313>, <t><p class="indent1">And justice<MH4941> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[b]</a></span>is never<MH3808, 5331> upheld<MH3318>. <t><p class="indent1">For the wicked<MH7563> surround<MH3803> the righteous<MH6662>; <t><p class="indent1">Therefore<MH5921, 3651> justice<MH4941> comes<MH3318> out<MH3318> confused<MH6127>. <poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/habakkuk/1-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>“Look<MH7200> among the nations<MH1471>! Watch<MH5027>! <t><p class="indent1">Be<MH8539> horrified<MH8539>! Be<MH8539> frightened<MH8539> speechless<MH8539>! <t><p class="indent1">For <i>I am</i> accomplishing<MH6466> a work<MH6467> in your days<MH3117>— <t><p class="indent1">You would not believe<MH539> <i>it even</i> if<MH3588> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[c]</a></span>you were told<MH5608>! <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/habakkuk/1-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>“For behold<MH2009>, I am raising<MH6965> up<MH6965> the Chaldeans<MH3778>, <t><p class="indent1">That <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[d]</a></span>grim<MH4751> and impetuous<MH4116> people<MH1471> <t><p class="indent1">Who march<MH1980> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[e]</a></span>throughout<MH4800> the earth<MH776>, <t><p class="indent1">To take<MH3423> possession<MH3423> of dwelling<MH4908> places<MH4908> that are not theirs. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/habakkuk/1-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>“They are terrifying<MH366> and feared<MH3372a>; <t><p class="indent1">Their justice<MH4941> and <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[f]</a></span>authority<MH7613> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[g]</a></span>originate<MH3318> with themselves. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/habakkuk/1-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>“Their horses<MH5483b> are<MH7043> faster<MH7043> than<MH4480> leopards<MH5246>, <t><p class="indent1">And quicker<MH2300> than<MH4480> wolves<MH2061> in the evening<MH6153>. <t><p class="indent1">Their <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[h]</a></span>horsemen<MH6571b> charge<MH6335a> along<MH6335a>, <t><p class="indent1">Their <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[i]</a></span>horsemen<MH6571b> come<MH935> from afar<MH7350>; <t><p class="indent1">They fly<MH5774a> like an eagle<MH5404> <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[j]</a></span>swooping<MH2363a> down<MH2363a> to devour<MH398>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/habakkuk/1-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>“All<MH3605> of them come<MH935> for violence<MH2555>. <t><p class="indent1"><span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[k]</a></span>Their horde<MH4041> of faces<MH6440> moves<MH6923> forward<MH6923>. <t><p class="indent1">They gather<MH622> captives<MH7628b> like sand<MH2344>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/habakkuk/1-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>“They make<MH7046> fun<MH7046> of kings<MH4428>, <t><p class="indent1">And dignitaries<MH7336> are <i>an object of</i> laughter<MH4890> to them. <t><p class="indent1">They laugh<MH7832> at every<MH3605> fortress<MH4013>, <t><p class="indent1">Then heap<MH6651> up<MH6651> dirt<MH6083> and <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[l]</a></span>capture<MH3920> it. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/habakkuk/1-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>“Then<MH227> they fly<MH2498> along<MH2498> <i>like</i> the wind<MH7307> and pass<MH5674a> on<MH5674a>. <t><p class="indent1">But they will be held<MH816> guilty<MH816>, <t><p class="indent1">They whose<MH2098> strength<MH3581b> is their god<MH433>.” <poetry><p class="paragraph"><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/habakkuk/1-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>Are You not from time<MH6924a> everlasting<MH6924a>, <t><p class="indent1">LORD<MH3068>, my God<MH430>, my Holy<MH6918> One<MH6918>? <t><p class="indent1">We will not die<MH4191>. <t><p class="indent1">You, LORD<MH3068>, have appointed<MH7760> them to <i>deliver</i> judgment<MH4941>; <t><p class="indent1">And You, O Rock<MH6697>, have destined<MH3245> them to punish<MH3198>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/habakkuk/1-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span><i>Your</i> eyes<MH5869> are too<MH4480> pure<MH2889> to look<MH7200> at evil<MH7451b>, <t><p class="indent1">And You cannot<MH3201, 3808> look<MH5027> at harm<MH5999> <i>favorably.</i> <t><p class="indent1">Why<MH4100> do You look<MH5027> <i>favorably</i> <t><p class="indent1">At those who deal<MH898> treacherously<MH898>? <t><p class="indent1"><i>Why</i> are<MH2790b> You silent<MH2790b> when the wicked<MH7563> swallow<MH1104> up<MH1104> <t><p class="indent1">Those more<MH4480> righteous<MH6662> than<MH4480> they? <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/habakkuk/1-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span><i>Why</i> have You made<MH6213a> people<MH120> like the fish<MH1709> of the sea<MH3220>, <t><p class="indent1">Like crawling<MH7431> things<MH7431> that have no<MH3808> ruler<MH4910> over them? <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/habakkuk/1-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span><i>The Chaldeans</i> bring<MH5927> all<MH3605> of them up<MH5927> with a hook<MH2443>, <t><p class="indent1">Drag<MH1641> them away<MH1641> with their net<MH2764b>, <t><p class="indent1">And gather<MH622> them together<MH622> in their fishing<MH4365a> net<MH4365a>. <t><p class="indent1">Therefore<MH5921, 3651> they rejoice<MH8055> and are<MH1523> joyful<MH1523>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/habakkuk/1-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>Therefore<MH5921, 3651> they offer<MH2076> a<MH2076> sacrifice<MH2076> to their net<MH2764b> <t><p class="indent1">And <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[m]</a></span>burn<MH6999> incense<MH6999> to their fishing<MH4365a> net<MH4365a>, <t><p class="indent1">Because<MH3588> through these<MH1992a> things<MH1992> their <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[n]</a></span>catch<MH2506> is <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[o]</a></span>large<MH8082a>, <t><p class="indent1">And their food<MH3978> is <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[p]</a></span>plentiful<MH1277>. <poetry><p class="indent1"><span class="reftext"><a href="/habakkuk/1-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>Will they therefore<MH5921, 3651> empty<MH7385a> their net<MH2764b>, <t><p class="indent1">And continually<MH8548> slay<MH2026> nations<MH1471> without<MH3808> sparing<MH2550>?<A name="fn"></a></p><br /><br /><span class="footnotesbot">[a]</span> <span class="fnverse">4</span> Or <i>is ineffective;</i> lit <i>turns cold</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[b]</span> <span class="fnverse">4</span> Lit <i>never goes forth</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[c]</span> <span class="fnverse">5</span> Lit <i>it</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[d]</span> <span class="fnverse">6</span> Lit <i>bitter</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[e]</span> <span class="fnverse">6</span> Lit <i>the breadth of</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[f]</span> <span class="fnverse">7</span> Lit <i>sovereignty</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[g]</span> <span class="fnverse">7</span> Lit <i>proceed from</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[h]</span> <span class="fnverse">8</span> Or <i>horses</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[i]</span> <span class="fnverse">8</span> Or <i>horses</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[j]</span> <span class="fnverse">8</span> Lit <i>hurrying to</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[k]</span> <span class="fnverse">9</span> Lit <i>The totality of</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[l]</span> <span class="fnverse">10</span> Or <i>overthrow</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[m]</span> <span class="fnverse">16</span> Or <i>sacrifice</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[n]</span> <span class="fnverse">16</span> Lit <i>portion</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[o]</span> <span class="fnverse">16</span> Lit <i>fat;</i> or <i>plentiful</i><br><span class="footnotesbot">[p]</span> <span class="fnverse">16</span> Lit <i>fat</i><br></div><br /><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">New American Standard Bible<br>Copyright © 1960, 1971, 1977, 1995, 2020<br>by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. 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